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Chelsea’s signing RB Leipzig star Timo Werner to the club is taken as a motivation by Oliver Giroud. He says that more competition will only motivate him to play better on the pitch. Werner was signed by Chelsea after a prolonged clash between the top clubs of Europe which includes Liverpool. Lampard has discussed with the player and agreed to the transfer fee clause of £47.5 million.
RB Leipzig forward Yussuf Poulsen believes Timo Werner will be a great striker in the Premier League, but may need some time to adapt. The Germany international secured his move to Chelsea earlier last month and he has already left Leipzig despite the fact that they are still playing in the Champions League.
Even though Didier Drogba is regarded as one of the Chelsea legends with goals on a regular basis, Carlo Ancelotti is often regarded as the manager who got the best out of the Ivory Coast international during his spell at Chelsea. Drogba had a reputation for being a big game player who would often scoring finals and other top matches. However, he was unable to consistently perform well in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot. All this changed in the 2009-10 campaign when Drogba finished with 29 goals and the golden boot award.
ESPN pundit Gabriele Marcotti has advised Chelsea to avoid the signing of Mauro Icardi from Inter Milan as he may not suit their style of play. The Argentina international is currently on a season-long loan at Paris Saint-Germain where he has bagged 20 goals in all competitions but the club are reluctant to exercise the £62m buy clause amid the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Chelsea footballer Willian says that the players are not comfortable in playing with the current circumstances. They want the uncertainty regarding the virus to be cleared. This leads to the conclusion players are notsatisfied in the league beginning within a few weeks.
Italian midfielder Jorginho has said that he is ‘very happy’ at Chelsea and has no plans of returning to the Serie A during the summer transfer window. The 28-year-old is currently in his second season with the west London giants and he has already made nearly 100 appearances across all competitions.
Former Chelsea ace Pat Nevin is unsurprised with the early impression made by midfielder Billy Gilmour. The 18-year-old was recently handed his maiden Blues start in the FA Cup fifth round against Liverpool and he managed to dominate the proceedings in the midfield with his impressing positioning.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has hailed the crossing abilities of Reece James into the box and believes the club graduate will provide tough competition to Trent Alexander-Arnold for the right-back with England. James has been one of the many young players, who have benefited from Lampard’s management this season and his performances have been consistently good despite the club’s average form over the past few months.
James has got a number of crosses into the box with perfection this season but unfortunately, his teammates have not been on the same wavelength and most of the times, they have been slow to react to the deliveries. As a result, James has managed just two assists over the course of the Premier League campaign but Lampard is hopeful that the statistic improves with the better understanding with the club’s forwards.
Continue reading “Lampard tips Reece James to compete with Alexander-Arnold for England spot”Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has expressed his disappointment on the team following their shock 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League. The west London giants were tipped to pick up a victory against an injury-plagued Bournemouth side but that was clearly not the case as they lacked the cutting edge in the final third of the pitch.
The Capital outfit were frustrated for most parts of the game against a resolute Cherries defence and they were ultimately on the wrong end of a 1-0 result after Gosling beat the offside trap to score the winning goal in the 84th minute. Speaking after the game, Lampard said that the Blues have struggled in front of their supporters this term and acknowledged that the performance against the Cherries was far from acceptable.
Continue reading “Frank Lampard critical of Chelsea players after Bournemouth defeat”Didier Drogba has revealed that he does not want to spend time in the dugout as a coach, as he has much bigger plans for his future. The 41-year-old announced his retirement as a player following his recent spell with Phoenix Rising. Immediately, speculation mounted about his potential return to Chelsea, where he was reportedly offered a great job as a coach. However, Drogba has turned down this option in order to try and become the next Ivorian FA president.Augustin Sidy Diallo is the current president of the Ivorian FA and Drogba has already started campaigning about his outline for the FA if he takes over.
Regarded as one of the greatest African footballers, Drogba has been able to win every major honour in English football during his time with Chelsea – over two spells. Hence, a natural line of progression would have been taking up a coaching role at Chelsea considering that the club have already brought in two of their former players – Petr Cech and Frank Lampard – in a coaching capacity. Lampard has been appointed as the club manager whereas Petr Cech is the sporting director. Drogba would have been in a bigger capacity, but he has chosen to spend his time with African football, where he is regarded in legendary status.
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